Ahibirania 10

1 Rĩu-rĩ, watho no kĩĩruru kĩa maũndũ mega marĩa magooka, no ti mũhianĩre wa maũndũ marĩa mo mene. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio watho ndũngĩhota gũtũma magongona marĩa marutagwo o mwaka o mwaka mategũtigithĩrio matũme andũ arĩa mookaga kũhooya Ngai magĩrĩre kũna.

For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.

2 Tondũ korwo nĩ kwahotekire-rĩ, githĩ magongona macio matingĩagĩtigire kũrutagwo? Nĩgũkorwo arĩa maahooyaga nĩmangĩatheretio rĩmwe rĩa kũigana, na matingĩacookire gwĩcuukĩra mehia mao.

If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.

3 No rĩrĩ, magongona macio maarĩ ma kũririkanania mehia mwaka o mwaka,

Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,

4 tondũ gũtingĩhoteka thakame ya ndegwa na ya mbũri yeherie mehia.

because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Kristũ ookire gũkũ thĩ, oigire atĩrĩ: “Wee ti magongona na maruta weriragĩria, no nĩ mwĩrĩ wahaarĩrĩirie;

Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.

6 ndwakenirio nĩ maruta ma njino, o na kana maruta ma kũhoroheria mehia.

In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.

7 Hĩndĩ ĩyo ngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ũyũ haha, o ta ũrĩa ũhoro wakwa wandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa gĩkũnjo, atĩrĩ: njũkĩte gwĩka wendi waku, Wee Ngai.’”

Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”

8 Mbere oigire atĩrĩ, “Magongona na maruta, na maruta ma njino, o na maruta ma kũhoroherio mehia, ti mo weriragĩria, o na kana ũgakenio nĩmo” (o na gũtuĩka watho nĩwaathanĩte marutagwo).

In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).

9 Ningĩ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha, njũkĩte gwĩka wendi waku.” Eeheragia ũhoro wa mbere nĩguo ahaande ũcio wa keerĩ.

Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.

10 Na nĩ ũndũ wa kwenda kũu-rĩ, nĩtũtuĩtwo atheru nĩ ũndũ wa igongona rĩa mwĩrĩ wa Jesũ Kristũ rĩrĩa aarutire ihinda rĩmwe rĩa kũigana.

And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 Mũthenya o mũthenya mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai o wothe arũgamaga na akaruta mawĩra make makoniĩ kĩrĩra kĩa Ngai, agakĩruta magongona o ro macio kaingĩ kaingĩ, no nĩ magongona matangĩhota kweheria mehia.

Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

12 No rĩrĩ, mũthĩnjĩri Ngai ũyũ aarĩkia kũruta igongona rĩmwe rĩa kũigana rĩa kweheria mehia, nĩaikarire thĩ guoko-inĩ kwa ũrĩo kwa Ngai.

But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

13 Kuuma hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩatũũraga etereire o nginya rĩrĩa thũ ciake igaatuuo gaturwa ka makinya make,

Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,

14 nĩ tondũ na ũndũ wa igongona rĩu rĩmwe, nĩatũmĩte arĩa maratuuo atheru magĩrĩre kũna nginya tene.

because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.

15 O nake Roho Mũtheru nĩatumbũragĩra ũhoro ũyũ. O mbere akoiga atĩrĩ:

The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:

16 “Gĩkĩ nĩkĩo kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa ngaarĩkanĩra nao thuutha wa matukũ macio, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani ekuuga. Nĩngekĩra mawatho makwa ngoro-inĩ ciao, na ndĩmaandĩke meciiria-inĩ mao.”

“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”

17 Ningĩ agacooka akoiga atĩrĩ: “Ndigacooka kũririkana mehia mao na ciĩko ciao cia ũremi o rĩ o rĩ.”

Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”

18 Na rĩrĩ, mehia marĩkia kũrekanĩrwo-rĩ, gũtingĩcooka kũrutwo igongona rĩngĩ rĩa kweheria mehia.

And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.

19 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, kuona atĩ tũrĩ na mwĩhoko wa gũtoonya Handũ-harĩa-Hatheru-Mũno, na ũndũ wa thakame ya Jesũ,

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

20 tondũ nĩatũhingũrĩire njĩra njerũ na ĩrĩ muoyo ya kũhĩtũkĩra gĩtambaya-inĩ, nakĩo nĩkĩo mwĩrĩ wake,

by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,

21 na kuona atĩ nĩ tũrĩ na mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai mũnene mũno ũrĩa ũrũgamĩrĩire nyũmba ya Ngai-rĩ,

and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

22 nĩtũkuhĩrĩrie Ngai tũrĩ na ngoro itarĩ na ũhinga, na tũiyũrĩtwo nĩ wĩtĩkio kũna, nacio ngoro ciitũ iminjaminjĩirio nĩguo tũtherio thamiri ciitũ ciage ũcuuke nayo mĩĩrĩ iitũ ĩthambĩtio na maaĩ matheru.

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 Ningĩ nĩtũrũmiei ũhoro wa kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩrĩa tuumbũraga tũtegũthangania, nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa wĩranĩire kĩĩranĩro kĩu nĩ mwĩhokeku.

Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

24 Hamwe na ũguo, nĩtwĩcũũranie ũrĩa tũngĩarahũrana o mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ ũhoro-inĩ wa kwendana na gwĩka ciĩko njega.

And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.

25 Na ningĩ tũtigatige kũnganaga hamwe, ta ũrĩa andũ amwe mamenyerete gwĩkaga, no nĩtũmanagĩrĩriei mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ, na makĩria mũno tondũ wa ũrĩa mũkuona atĩ Mũthenya ũcio nĩũrakuhĩrĩria.

Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

26 Tondũ tũngĩthiĩ na mbere na kwĩhia na ũtũrĩka thuutha wa kũmenya ũhoro-ũrĩa-wa-ma-rĩ, gũtirĩ na igongona rĩngĩ rĩa kweheria mehia rĩtigaire,

If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

27 tiga o gweterera tũrĩ na guoya ciira o na mwaki ũrĩrĩmbũkaga ũrĩa ũkaaniina thũ cia Ngai.

but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

28 Mũndũ ũrĩa wothe wareganaga na watho wa Musa ooragagwo atekũiguĩrwo tha na ũndũ wa ũira wa andũ eerĩ kana atatũ.

Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

29 Mũgwĩciiria mũndũ aagĩrĩirwo nĩkũherithio mũno makĩria atĩa, ũrĩa ũrangĩrĩirie Mũrũ wa Ngai thĩ, na agatua atĩ thakame ya kĩrĩkanĩro ĩrĩa aatheretio nayo ti theru, na agacooka akaruma Roho ũrĩa ũheanaga wega wa Ngai?

How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

30 Nĩgũkorwo nĩtũũĩ ũrĩa woigire atĩrĩ, “Kũrĩhanĩria nĩ gwakwa, na nĩ niĩ ngaarĩhanĩria,” na ningĩ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mwathani nĩwe ũgaatuĩra andũ ake ciira.”

For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”

31 Nĩ ũndũ wa kũguoyohia mũno mũndũ gũkumbatwo nĩ Ngai ũrĩa ũrĩ muoyo.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

32 Ririkanai matukũ ma tene thuutha wanyu kwarĩrwo nĩ ũtheri, ũrĩa mweyũmĩrĩirie mbaara nene rĩrĩa mwanyariiragwo.

Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.

33 Mahinda mamwe mwathĩĩnagio mbere ya kĩrĩndĩ mũkĩrumagwo; na mahinda mangĩ nĩmwanyiitanagĩra na arĩa meekagwo ũguo.

Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.

34 Ningĩ nĩmwaiguagĩra arĩa mohetwo njeera tha, na mũgetĩkagĩra gũtunywo indo cianyu mũkenete, tondũ nĩmwamenyete atĩ inyuĩ mwarĩ na ũtonga ũngĩ mwega makĩria na wa gũtũũra.

You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.

35 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, mũtigate ũũmĩrĩru ũcio wanyu; nĩgũkorwo nĩũkamũrehere uumithio mũnene.

So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.

36 Mwagĩrĩirwo nĩgũkirĩrĩria, nĩguo mwarĩkia gwĩka ũrĩa Ngai endaga, mũkaamũkĩra kĩrĩa eeranĩire.

You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

37 Nĩgũkorwo kahinda kanini gaathira-rĩ, “Ũrĩa ũroka nĩegũka, na ndegũtĩĩra.

For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.

38 No mũndũ wakwa ũrĩa mũthingu agaatũũra muoyo nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia. Na angĩgacooka na thuutha, ngoro yakwa ndĩgakenio nĩwe.”

But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”

39 No ithuĩ tũtirĩ a thiritũ ya arĩa macookaga na thuutha makora, no tũrĩ a thiritũ ya arĩa metĩkagia, makahonokio.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.